AMFA (SOUTHAMPTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09549098 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.60M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,604,691

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£721k£1.4m£2.2m£2.9m£3.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.60M£3.60M
Net assets£3.60M£3.60M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-03-18
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    WOOD, Matthew appointed
    director
  5. 2023-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-03-10
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    RACE, Gordon John resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-05-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-01-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  20. 2015-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AMFA (SOUTHAMPTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  21. 2015-04-18
    ➕
    CRAIG, Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-18
    ➕
    WOOD, Andrew John appointed
    director
  23. 2015-04-18
    ➕
    RACE, Gordon John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Asset Management (2020) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Asset Management (2020) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AMFA (SOUTHAMPTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 09549098

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Asset Management (2020) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest10/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gordon Craigceased 10/03/2020· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Highland House
Mayflower Close
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 4AR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CRAIG, Gordon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Andrew John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Matthew→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-03-18
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Active
RACE, Gordon John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-18 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge—31/01/2017—
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-06